Happy Easter!

We enjoyed a sunny Easter that looked quite different from Easters of the past

Nikolai enjoyed finding his first Easter basket

After exploring Easter baskets we opened presents from Gammie while on video chat.  Every time Gammie spoke to Nikolai, he would wave!! He had never done this before but has done it once since.  With Gammie, though, he waved at least four times!!! After hanging up, we rushed to church still in our PJs

Easter service looks a bit different for everyone this year as churches are closed.  This is our third Sunday tuning in as we missed the first week of virtual church.

After church, the kids meet for Sunday school.  Every week his Sunday school teacher has dropped activities at our door that the kids then complete together within a lesson during a virtual meeting.  This week, she left instructions for parents to hide eggs in certain spots for an in-home egg hunt.

Each egg was filled with a message about Easter which offered a clue to the next egg location

At the last clue, we opened our door to an Easter basket and a bag filled with activities

He even got bunny crayons to complete the activities!

We are so grateful to have found such a fabulous church amd for the strength of the Sunday school program.

Thank you Ms. Kristin!!!

Alexander loves to talk about God and how he is all powerful and a part of everything.  Last night as we reflected on our day and the meaning of Easter, he said, "So God is everywhere?  He is in the clouds?  Is he in the refrigerator?  Is he in the pantry door?"  He then laughed hysterically.  When Daniel and I started laughing, too, he immediately stopped laughing, looked at us with a super serious face, and said, "Well?  Is he?"

We could not stop laughing.  We have talked before about how God created the materials with which people make many things, but his hysterical laughter, then deadpan curiosity was just too much.

We decorated lots and lots of eggs Saturday night

I used many of the eggs for deviled eggs, and the rest we took in the backyard for a hunt

Nikolai was not letting us hide his egg

We had a few cold days alst week, but luckily Easter Sunday was gorgeous

All the Easter fun wore this guy out!

We finally got Alexander into his Easter clothes in time for an early Easter supper

He really is growing up.  After dinner, we called Grandpa and Alexander had the most grown up conversation I have ever heard.  He talked about his day, then asked Grandpa how is Easter was, how Grandmomma was doing, and had a total back and forth conversation.  Daniel and I both just sat there staring in shock, as usually he is bouncing off walls and just telling random stories or making weird noises.

While we enjoyed our Easter this year, we are sure looking forward to being able to celebrate future events with friends and family!